Whatever you read, read the Bible first. Beware of bad books: there are plenty in this day. Take heed what you read.
J. C. RYLEFathers and mothers, do not forget that children learn more by the eye than they do by the ear… Imitation is a far stronger principle with children than memory. What they see has a much stronger effect on their minds than what they are told.
More J. C. Ryle Quotes
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Let us beware of repentance without evidence.
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Better to confess Christ 1000 times now and be despised by men, than be disowned by Christ before God on the day of Judgment.
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The true Christian delights to read the Scriptures, because they tell him about his beloved Savior.
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There is only one door, one bridge, one ladder, between earth and heaven – the crucified Son of God.
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To say that we are sorry for our sins is mere hypocrisy, unless we show that we are really sorry for them, by giving them up. Doing is the very life of repentance.
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No time is so well spent in every day as that which we spend upon our knees.
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Since Satan can’t destroy the gospel, he has too often neutralized its usefulness by addition, subtraction or substitution.
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The parent who tries to train without setting a good example is building with one hand, and pulling down with the other.
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We know but little of true Christianity, if we don’t feel a deep concern about the souls of unconverted people.
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Laughter, ridicule, opposition, persecution, are often the only reward which Christ’s followers get from the world.
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The eye of God! Think of that. Everywhere, in every house, in every field, in every room, in every company, alone or in a crowd, the eye of God is always upon you.
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Knowledge of the Bible never comes by intuition. It can only be obtained by diligent, regular, daily, attentive reading.
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Let us receive nothing, believe nothing, follow nothing which is not in the Bible, nor can be proved by the Bible.
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Beware of letting small faults pass unnoticed under the idea it is a little one. There are no little things in training children; all are important. Little weeds need plucking up as much as any. Leave them alone and they will soon be great.
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Never be satisfied with the world’s standard of Christianity!
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